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Full Idea
Artists are by no means people of great passion, but they often pretend to be.
Gist of Idea
Artists are not especially passionate, but they pretend to be
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human [1878], 211)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Human, All Too Human', ed/tr. Faber,Marion [Penguin 1994], p.126
A Reaction
Presumably people can gradually become what they consistently pretend to be.